AIR WARFARE BRIEFINGS FROM THE ASIA-PACIFIC

摘要

BACK IN OCTOBER 2014 it was first rumored that a modified version of China's J-15 carrier fighter capable of being launched by a steam or electromagnetic catapult was being co-developed by the No 601 Institute, the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC), and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation's (CSIQ No 704 Institute. A mock-up shown at the time revealed the aircraft's additionally strengthened hose landing gear.